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heterophemies

heterophemies is the plural of heterophemy.

Meaning of heterophemy

Noun

heterophemy (countable and uncountable, plural heterophemies)

  1. The use of one word or phrase when another is meant

Questions about heterophemies

What is heterophemies the plural of?
Heterophemies is the plural of heterophemy.

Words near heterophemies in the dictionary

  1. heterophagy
  2. heterophane
  3. heterophanes
  4. heterophase
  5. heterophasia
  6. heterophemies
  7. heterophemism
  8. heterophemisms
  9. heterophemist
  10. heterophemists
  11. heterophemy

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